Thanks very much Jennifer! Yes, combining both the smudge technique (which I learned from Tim Holtz when oxides first came out) with the shadow effect technique (which I thought I invented, but it was apparently there under "bump effect") gets really striking and easy results! I've taught that at several make and takes and people love it! :)

Thanks so much Annie!

You are very welcome! Thanks for watching! :)

Thanks so much Teri! :)

Thanks for watching Tetiana!

Thanks so much!

Thanks very much!😘😘 It's not that new, but it's really fun and if somebody hasn't seen it before and tries it, they end up very happy... I gave a few make and takes and everybody loved it 😃

You are very welcome Laura! Tim Holtz is the brain behind it, I just tweaked it a little bit and I love to pair it with the grunge paste :)

Thanks very much Cindy! :)

Merci beaucoup Dominique! Je l'adore aussi :)

Thanks so much Pauline! It's really striking, right?

Thanks so much Yolanda! :)

Thanks so much!

Thanks very much for watching!! I'm really happy you liked it!! 😘😘

hehehe, I'm really happy it got you inspired to try it! It's fun, isn't it? Everytime I release some stamps, I just have to create a card using these 2 techniques together. It's so quick, simple and striking. Love them! I hope you had fun too! And you don't need all the inks, you can just stick to your fave colour. I think my favourite for this is faded jeans... have a nice weekend!! :)

You're welcome! I learned the smudge part from Tim Holtz, I just added a little twist :)

Thanks so much Sally! :)

Happy you like it Polly! Try to use an old debit card or gift card in the meantime until you find a good spatula. The one I use is from Paperartsy, I've added the link, so in case you buy again from them, you can remember and get it too if you haven't found one already 😉 have a lovely weekend!!😘😘

Thanks! I love it too! So quick and easy! I may do some of these tonight or tomorrow, since I have my next stamp release coming soon and this is a great way for me to try a stamp set for the first time, it gets your mojo started :)

Thanks so much! I'm really happy you liked the technique! It's one of my favourites! :)

Thanks for subscribing! I'd love to see your take on this one! I'm sure you'll have fun! Big hug and stay safe! :)

Yay! I'm really happy you liked these! :) I hope you give it a try!

Vous êtes le bienvenu ! Passez une belle semaine!

Thanks so much!

Thanks very much!!😘😘

Oooh! then go to play with them and try it! Enjoy and have a nice weekend Crystal! :)

Muchas gracias Marisa!!😘😘😘

Happy you like them! Enjoy the weekend! :)

Thanks so much Tejal! Please try it! :)

Thanks Kevin! Yes, they are surprisingly simple, right? But the outcome is great! Thanks for watching! :)

Yes, I thought "should I cut it?" but then I thought "no, repetition may make them see how easy and simple it is!". So just try it and have fun! thanks for watching Lorraine! :)

Yes! The trick is leaving zones more white and some darker and it is surprising what you get, right? I hope you try it and like it! :)

Thanks very much Ali! It's real fun! Definitely, have a go! Have a lovely weekend!! 😘😘

Yay! Play time!! Have fun! :)

Thanks very much!

Thank you Suzanne! Have a nice weekend! 😊

Thanks Daphne!! :)

Happy to read that Jenna! :)

Thanks Bev! They are easy right? You just need to try and you'll see you're able to produce a lot in a short period of time :)

Thanks Kellie! I learned the smudge from Tim Holtz. My own discovery was just the bump effect. They work so nice together, right? Have a nice weekend!! :)

Thanks very much for watching Lisa! :)

Thanks so much Suzanne!! :)

I'm so happy you tried it! I'd love to see your card! This is the kind of comments that make me want to create more videos. Knowing that some of you will try to make it really makes my day! Have an awesome week! :)

@@scrapcosy Oh I was so excited to try it! It’s a fab technique. Here’s the link to my video…card is at 17 mins kzfaq.info/get/bejne/kLOfotOKur3Liqs.html

I replied on your video. You nailed the explanation and the card was very nice even if you didn't have Grunge paste. Thanks for the shout out in your video! I subscribed to your channel, I want to see more 😊

@@scrapcosy oh I’m so pleased you left another comment….I was notified yesterday but when I clicked to read it, it said ‘comment not found’! That seems to happen quite often. Anyway, thank you for your kind words and for subscribing. You’re welcome for the shoutout 😃

That's weird... I didn't remove it... Maybe it was KZfaq removing it because I added a link on where you could get the grunge paste

Hi! Thanks! The smudge technique is by Tim Holtz, i just added more depth in my cards by adding more ink to some parts and leave more whites in others. Regarding the dark paper, I would love to see it too. It may work... but according to the theory my guess is: you would get just blur. Why? because the dye should disappear into the darkness of the paper (defining your stamp, but since it's translucent you should see barely nothing) and then the pigment would be seen. I hope to be wrong because I agree with you, it would look awesome. Maybe we can use a brown paper (kraft colour) rather than black and we may still get the effect. Let me know if you try! I'll do the same! ;)

Thanks very much Maureen! I'm happy you liked it! :)

Thanks so much Genie! :)

Yay!! I just want to spread the inspiration, it seems people like it from what I can see in all comments, so go ahead and try it Jane! It's really easy and fun! Take care! :)

Thanks Marianne! :)

Thanks Susan!! :)

Thanks Kristine! I'm really happy you liked it! Definitely try it! It's really addictive! :)

Thanks so much Geena! I saw the smudge technique (just stamp and smudge) from Tim Holtz (I'll try to search for the video and link it in the description) a long time ago, but for some reason, it's not a technique that has spread much. I added my twist by doing darker zones and leaving whiter zones to create that volume effect and when mixing that with the bumped technique (shadow and texture paste) you just get a quick and easy result pretty stunning, right?

Yay! I'm really happy you like it Gina! Hugs to you too! :)

Thanks very much!! I'm really happy you liked them! :)

Thanks so much! There are PaperArtsy stockists in the US, they may have my stamps (check the link, at the very end of that post you'll see all shops worldwide that have PaperArtsy products). Contact the shops if they don't have the ones you want, so they can bring them in. As a last resort, you can order from me, I ship to the US too. Have a lovely week! :) blog.paperartsy.co.uk/2020/02/new-paperartsy-products-scrapcosy-by.html

Thanks very much for watching Sylvia! Go ahead and try it, it's really fun! :)

Thanks very much Annie!! :)

Thanks Lonna! I'm really happy you like it! :)

Thanks so much Valerie! :)

Yay! Go ahead and try Becky! Thanks for watching!! :)

Thanks very much Brenda! :)

Thanks very much!! :)

Thanks Christine!! I'm really happy you liked it! :)

Thanks so much Barbara! :)

Thanks very much Anneke! I hope you try it then! Better use darker colours, just test your inks with one small stamp first so you can see what works best (as you can see in my video, I show a stripe of paper with a small butterfly, it was to test the inks and to show you different results). Give it a go and ask me any questions you have! Have a lovely evening!! :)

merci beaucoup d'avoir regardé! :)

Thanks very much Linda!! :)

Thanks Janice! xxx :)

Thanks so much Molly! As I explained to another lady in a different comment, I saw the smudge technique (just stamp and smudge) from Tim Holtz (I'll try to search for the video link and write it on the description) a long time ago, but for some reason, it's not a technique that has spread much. I added my twist by doing darker zones and leaving whiter zones to create that volume effect and when mixing that with the bumped technique (shadow and texture paste) you just get a quick and easy result pretty stunning, right? Go and try, it's fun! :) p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 12.0px 'Helvetica Neue'; color: #454545}

Thanks Pamela!! :)

Thank you!! :)

Thanks Susan! :)

Thanks so much Alana! i'm really happy you like it! :)

Thanks very much Sally!! :)

Thanks very much Brenda! I hope you had a good play! :)

Thanks very much Isabelle!! :)

Thanks so much!! :)

Thanks very much Melanie!! Happy you liked it!! And thanks for subscribing! See you around! :)

Thanks Christine!! :)

Thanks Mary!! :)

Merci beaucoup Gabriella! :)

Thank you so much 😊

Thanks so much Julissa! :)

Thanks very much Marg! :)

Thanks very much!! :)

Merci beaucoup Coccinelle!! :)

Thanks very much Therese!! :)

Thanks Mary!! :)

Thanks very much Tonawanda! I've run of stock of some of the items, I hope they reach next week! Thanks for subscribing!! :)

Thanks very much Sheryl!! Have a great weekend! :)

Thanks so much!! 😘😘😘

Thanks very much Teri!! :)

Thanks!!

Thanks!! :)

Thanks very much Robin! :)

@@scrapcosy would it be ok to share this with a couple of Facebook card making groups I belong to? They will love this technique!!

@@robinreinig2968 of course, please share it!!😊

@@scrapcosy 🤗🤗🤗

Thanks very much Lynn! I hope you like my channel! I'll see you around! :)

Thanks Dianne!! :)

Thanks very much Judy! I hope you enjoy the channel! :)

Thanks!! :)

Thanks so much Julie!! :)